| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. Signifies an entity that fettles, based on the verb fettle.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (fettle) |
1. Remove mold marks or sand from (a casting).[Wordnet]. 2. To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: fettling, fettled, fettles, fettler, fettlers, fettlingly and fettledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. |
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| Occupations | 1: Performs any combination of following tasks to charge smelting furnaces with aluminum scrap and ingots, and other nonferrous metals, as well as ore, coke, flux, and other materials: Moves levers to open and close furnace doors and to pour specified materials into furnace. Moves controls of charging machine to lift, insert, and dump materials into furnace, or shovels materials into furnace, using hood shovel. Draws samples of molten metal from furnace for laboratory analysis. Reviews laboratory report to determine that smelting is within specified standards, and computes types and amounts of materials to add to furnace to correct smelting, using calculator. Rakes dross or flux from furnace, using skimming tool. Maintains production records of materials charged into furnace. May weigh out specified amounts of materials to be charged into furnace, using scale. May operate industrial dump or lift truck to transport, hoist, and dump scrap or refined aluminum into charging machine or furnace. May operate bucket loader to hoist, convey, and dump aluminum ore, coke, and flux into hopper of smelting furnace. (references) | ||
| 2: Grinds and sands ceramic products, such as clay slabs, refractory tiles, ceramic tiles, and bisque tiles to remove defects, press marks, or rough spots: Grinds, brushes, or scrapes surface of ceramic product to remove rough spots, press marks, and defects, using power grinder and wire or stiff brush. Smooths (fettles) edges and surface of product, using sandpaper or handstone. Discards broken or poorly pressed tile. Stacks ceramic tile or clay slates in specified pattern on boards, plates, trays, or in saggers. May measure dimensions of tile for conformance to specifications, using gauge. May tend machine that automatically fettles tile. (references) | |||
| 3: Trims and smooths edges and surfaces of greenware preparatory to bisque firing: Trims excess clay from ware. Positions circular pieces, such as plates and cups, in center of whirler. Starts whirler revolving and moves various-shaped knives over ware surface, following contours of piece, to remove rough spots and mold marks. Smooths ware surfaces, using abrasive cloth, felt, and moist sponge. May be designated according to type of ware finished as Flatwork Finisher (pottery & porc.). May finish handles preparatory to joining them to such ware as cups and be designated Handle Finisher (pottery & porc.). (references) | |||
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Extended Definition: FETTLERFettlerIn general terms a fettler is someone whose job it is to keep things in good fettle or condition. Fettlers are most commonly associated with railways where teams of fettlers used to keep the rails in good condition. Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Fettler". Image Credit. |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Bohemian | údržbář (handyman, maintenance man, handy man, fettler). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, fettler. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | rebarbador (fettler). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, fettler. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | údržbář (handyman, maintenance man, handy man, fettler). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, fettler. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | údržbář (handyman, maintenance man, handy man, fettler). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, fettler. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | ébarbeur (fettler, awner, awner cutter, chipper, sprue breaker), débourreur (fettler, stripper, stripper bar, stripper roller, clearer). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, fettler. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | ébarbeur (fettler, awner, awner cutter, chipper, sprue breaker), débourreur (fettler, stripper, stripper bar, stripper roller, clearer). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, fettler. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | rebarbador (fettler). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, fettler. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
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